Xenka, Farhl, & Kwikweg:
Spoiler
Show
Digging through the Captain's quarters doesn't turn up much out of the ordinary. The only items you manage to find that stick out are some papers that seem to have been recently written. It seems the captain had been doing research as of late, although the connection between the subjects elude you.

There are notes on Du'Rashka Tul, a giant term meaning "the madness of crowds", a supposed curse on Xen'Drik some believe leads large civilizations to be gripped by a homicidal madness causes them to seek out and kill anything they encounter until, at last, they themselves are destroyed.

A couple notes cover rumors and news from another small city on Xen'Drik called Dar Qat in which some well guarded artifact was recently stolen.

A few of the notes cover legends of an ancient battle between the Giants and invaders from another plane.

One note, however, stands out for its lack of connection to Xen'Drik. It is page crowded with notes about the contentment of Aerenal and the Undying Court the elves of the contentment worship. Unfortunately the cramped writing and smeared letters make it hard to make out most of what the pages saids. Apparently the Captain wrote it in a hurry and didn't have time to fetch more paper or to let the ink dry.


Xenka:
Spoiler
Show
Your religious studies do reveal a few faiths and a couple cultures where the scimitar is commonly used.

The obvious choice is the followers of the Traveler, the god of chaos and change, who favors the scimitar as his weapon. The priests of the Traveler often wander long distances seeking to find ways to upset order and cause change, regardless of the harm it may cause, sometimes adopting false identities for years at a time. In addition changelings, doppelgangers, shifters, and lycanthropes often worship the Traveler as well, making it even harder to identify the chaotic god's followers.

Another faith that might use the scimitar is the Undying Court, worshiped by the elves of Aerenal. It is believed that on Aerenal a select group of exceptional elves continue to live beyond death, forming the pantheon of the Court. Although the more devote priests favor the exotic double scimitar, many Aerani elves have taken to using the easily wielded single bladed scimitar in it stead.

This practice also spread to the Undying Court's splinter sects, including the less specific ancestor worship practiced by the Valenar elves. The practice of wielding a scimitar is even more pronounced in Valenar then it is in Aerenal, in fact, and few warriors of Valenar would be found without one.


Kwikweg:
Spoiler
Show
You don't recall anything particular about the scimitar in Stormreach.